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What Entrepreneurs Need To Know About Office Space
America’s start-up culture is growing. According to a new report by the Kauffman Foundation, in 2015 start-up activity in the U.S grew for the first time since 2010 and the rate of new entrepreneurs, one of the measures the Foundation tracks, increased by 10%. Given that there are over 28 million small businesses in America…
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How Can Plastic Packaging Help Brand Your Product?
You may only have one chance to get your potential customer’s attention. What then is your plan for capturing the customers who will be at the next big trade show? Are you planning to have custom design clear packaging sleeves made so that you can use them for disposable water bottles? Will these clear packaging…
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Ways startups can save on office costs
The Kauffman Foundation has estimated that the average startup cost is around $30,000, and at least some of that cost likely comes from office space rentals. To help allay some of that cost, startup businesses on a shoestring budget can try a number of strategies to reduce their costs to rent office space. Coworking One…
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Moving Away From “Reefer Madness” and Towards Medical Cannabis Use
Cannabis has enjoyed a strained relationship with America in the past, yet a growing number of states are legalizing the plant. The cannabis condemnation began in the 1930s with propaganda like the now infamous “Reefer Madness” film that emphasized the negative effects of the drug. Although there are a number of studies on cannabis, only…
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How to Protect Your Employees According to OSHA Standards
There are many jobs that are dangerous or even fatal without the proper safety precautions. Modern equipment and safety standards have decreased the number of worker injuries and illnesses from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to just 3.4 per 100 as of 2011. As technology continues to advance, employees and employers alike can…
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Oil Industry Operations From Exploration to Marketing
A little known anniversary passed in 2013, which marked a hundred years since the first purpose-built, drive-up gas station was opened. The oil industry has been around for over a hundred and fifty years, since John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1865, becoming the first oil “baron”. Industry operations are commonly divided…
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It Is Essential That Your Company Audit Its Shipping Costs
When you are traveling the interstate do you ever wonder where all of those trucks are coming from, and where they are going? No matter what time of day or night, no matter what part of the country, and, in almost all weather conditions, the highways and interstates of America are often crowded with large…
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How to Hire the Right Healthcare Cleaning Service
Health care facilities are places of healing. That being said, it’s extremely important that these space are as clean and sanitary as possible. And with health and cleanliness as top priorities, it should also be a priority to hire cleaning services that are professional, dependable, and experienced at what they do. Choosing medical office cleaning…
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Alternative Power Companies Leading The Way To Our Energy Future
Alternative power companies are making their mark on the landscape, offering their customers electricity generated by a growing array of renewable energy sources. Along with the deregulation of electricity markets has come visionary entrepreneurs with ever-improving solar, wind, biofuel and even wave motion technologies with which they hope they can compete for the business and…
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How to Determine if Your Home Has Significant Water Leaks
There has been an increasing need for general conservation over the past several years in the United States. More specific is the need for homeowners to minimize utility costs by decreasing their energy and water consumption. Many homeowners unknowingly pay too much on their water bill due to hidden leaks and a lack of maintenance.…